Author: Aaron

  • U.S. Global Investors Continues Performance Leadership

    Company’s Funds Post Top-Tier Returns in Quarter, Year and 5-Year Periods SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Three funds managed by U.S. Global Investors, Inc. (Nasdaq:GROW) are among the best-performing mutual funds for the fourth quarter of 2006, according to rankings published today in the Wall Street Journal. Two of the company’s funds were also among the performance leaders…

  • 2006 Was a Banner Year for Offshore Finance

    New Uses for Hedge Funds and Record Levels of Private Equity Buyouts Drove Offshore Finance Market GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ — As we begin 2007, 2006 can be summed up in a single word, “more,” according to Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choice for fund managers, corporations, financial institutions, and…

  • Four Reasons for Potential 2007 Stock Market Crash

    2006 was profitable for stock investing, but that may abruptly end says Commodity Futures Broker Tom Reavis. According to expert futures trading broker Tom Reavis, 2006 was an exciting and profitable year for stock investing but there is good reason to believe that may soon come to an end in 2007. Reavis, president and CEO…

  • Tax shelters are like ice bergs…

    Tax shelters are like ice bergs… … because the 10% on top is glistening and gleaming and looks wonderful, and 90% of it that is hidden is filled with unknown dangers. The history of tax shelters in the United States has at best, been dubious, and at worst disastrous. The biggest problem with a tax…

  • U.S. Gold Coins Out Perform Gold Bullion by As Much As 3-1

    Wholesale rare coin prices show collectors that purchased numismatic gold coins have received a return far in excess of their bullion content, but rarity is the key for investors. Over the past 5 years purchasers of gold bullion have seen the price of the yellow metal more than double from $320 to $630 per Troy…

  • Season’s Greetings

    Here today, gone to Rio. Be back in 2007… Please see our: Season’s Greetings from Silicon Palms in Brazil. Season’s Greetings and Political Correctness “Season’s Greetings” is a greeting more commonly used as a motto on winter season greeting cards, and in commercial advertisements, than as a spoken phrase. In addition to “Merry Christmas”, Victorian Christmas cards…

  • Exchange Traded Notes

    NEW YORK, NY — (MARKET WIRE) — 12/21/06 — Barclays PLC announced that investments in iPath(SM) Exchange Traded Notes (iPath ETNs) surpassed $1 billion. The first two iPath ETNs were launched in early June, and the third in August. Exchange Traded Notes have a 30-year maturity and are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities issued by…

  • Teekay Offshore Partners IPO

    NASSAU, The Bahamas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (the Partnership) (NYSE:TOO) today completed its initial public offering of 8,050,000 of its common units at a price of $21.00 per unit, including 1,050,000 units subject to the over-allotment option, which the underwriters exercised in full. Gross proceeds of the offering were $169,050,000. The Partnership used the net…

  • The New Center of European Economy: Iceland?

    With its stable government, low corporate tax rates, and advanced IT infrastructure, Iceland is making a strong case for the title of economic top dog in Europe, and beyond. Reykjavík, Iceland (PRWEB) December 18, 2006 — After a year-long study of the country’s resources and tax codes, a team of economic experts has determined that…